For The Record
Nelson office hours
Representatives of U. S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, will hold office hours for St. Johns County residents on Friday from 3:30-5 p.m. at City Hall in St. Augustine Beach, 2200 State Road A1A South.

Neighbors: News and notes from North Beach ...
The 4th of July Parade at North Beach Park (Villages of Vilano) is coming up. Everyone is invited to participate and parade through North Beaches neighborhoods. There will be prizes and awards for several categories including children, teenagers, adults, pets and vehicles. For more information, contact Laura Yee at 827-1255.

Go & Do
TODAY
Ongoing theater: "Other People's Money," a drama about big business takeovers, will play at 8 p.m. at the Limelight Theater, 11 Old Mission Ave. The production is not intended for children. Tickets are $15 to $22; $10 for student rush available 30 minutes before curtain. The production will run Thursdays-Sundays through July 9. Call 825-1164.

Neighbors: News and Notes from Lincolnville
Historian David Nolan called to let me know that Barbara Vickers has promised to do a painting of a now-vanished Lincolnville landmark. Vickers grew up on Park Place, next door to the Presbyterian Parochial and Industrial School, popularly known as Cooper's School, after its headmaster, the Rev. James Harvey Cooper.

Go & Do
TODAY
Ongoing theater: "Other People's Money," a drama about big business takeovers, will play at 7:30 p.m. at the Limelight Theater, 11 Old Mission Ave. The production is not intended for children. Tickets are $15 to $22. The production will run Thursdays-Sundays through July 9. Call 825-1164.

SJRCC adds $3 million to '06-'07 budget
The St. Johns River Community College will be working with more than $3 million in additional funds for the 2006-2007 year, a good portion of which will go to the college's Florida School for the Arts.

Structurally Speaking
The artful vision is where we discover the chords that make a town sing with its own originality. The drama of the set as it allows for the unfolding of the social experience is projected within the artful master plan, without which the very real threat of the arbitrary (or the generic) is an inevitable result." -- Robert Balch

Out & About
AJs Restaurant & Lounge
123 San Marco Ave., 827-1887, the band Nightfall (jazz with a touch of elegance) plays from 8 to 11 p.m. every Friday. D.J. Michael Birkshall plays from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays.

See historic St. Augustine
Greek Landing Day and festivities
Bring the family to celebrate a tribute to the arrival of the first colony of Greeks in North America. Hundreds of Greeks came with Minorcans and Corsicans, registering on June 26, 1768 with the governor of the East Florida Province.

Classes around town
Yoga By The Sea: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday mornings at the St Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion. An energizing and revitalizing flow yoga class, open to all levels. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Call 461-0431.

Life in a Nutshell: My barber's leaving town
I'm going to break one of my column writing rules today. There aren't many. Mainly it's things like try to come within at least one or two letters of spelling a word correctly or know what day your column is due so you have plenty of time to come up with an excuse for why it's not ready. This week it was, "I sprained the three fingers I type with."

Take a trip to the farmer's market
A strawberry-banana smoothie, garlic and herb bread sticks, a loaf of multi-grain bread, green beans, broccoli, small red potatoes, apples, datil pepper flavored fresh roasted peanuts, organic popcorn kernels and free cookies for my two children.I bagged all of the above for less than $30 this past Saturday morning at the Old City Farmer's Market at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.Not only did I get some good food, but my children enjoyed live music from about 12 string instrument pickers. Resident players gather at the market each week to jam. The market has much more than fresh fruits and veggies. Check it out this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The amphitheatre is about 2 miles south of the Bridge of Lions on Anastasia Island; 1 mile north of State Road 312. Parking is free.

Independence Day events
Monday, July 3
See one of the largest fireworks displays in northeast Florida at World Golf Village. The show will begin just after dark. Restaurants and shops will be open to the public. Parking is $5 per vehicle. To get to World Golf Village, take I-95 to Exit 323 or take U.S. 1 North and turn left on World Golf Parkway. For event information, call 940-4123.

Uptown Saturday Night is tomorrow
Uptown Saturday Night takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. the last Saturday of each month on San Marco Avenue. Selected galleries and merchants will be open during this special time. See more about this event on Page 11.

On the Avenue
Poised to become a favorite end-of-the-month event, Uptown Saturday Night takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. the last Saturday of each month on San Marco Avenue in downtown St. Augustine. Galleries, antiques stores and shops between Ripley's museum and the Mission de San Marco remain open during this special time. Wine, cheese, refreshments, music and other entertainment contribute to the party-like atmosphere. Join in the fun!

Upcoming Events
July 1: "Treasure Chest Quest," a pirate game dinner show will be at IHOP, 2600 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. For reservations, call 377-9500 or 829-3919.

Plan ahead for July 4
Flagler College columnist Kelsey May will return next Friday, June 30, with a new column. Check out her weekly column online at staugustine.com. Click on Midwestern Perception.

Events Calendar
TODAY
Ongoing theater: "Other People's Money," a drama about big business takeovers, will play at 8 p.m. at the Limelight Theater, 11 Old Mission Ave. The production has adult language and is not intended for children. Tickets are $15 to $22; $10 for student rush available 30 minutes before curtain. The production will run Thursdays-Sundays through July 9. Call 825-1164.

Staying cool
When vegetables and fruits are tender and at their juicy best, it's easy to create quick dinners that leave you plenty of time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Let the season's bounty take center stage with fresh summer salads and chilled soups.

Choose fish when you're in a rush
Fish is ideal for cooks in a hurry: It often behaves best with light-handed cooking, and picks up flavor easily from standard seasonings used in just the right combinations.

Column: Children won't be bored in the kitchen
If you have children or grandchildren, you may have your hands full trying to find activities for them this summer. Before too long, I'm willing to bet you'll hear "I'm bored!" more than once. When you hear this, put them to work in the kitchen.

Briefs
Screening to be held
Residents living around St. Augustine can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke starting at 9 a.m. on July 18 at the American Legion Post No. 37, located at 1 Anderson Circle.

Some herbal users go straight to plants
With an estimated 19 percent of Americans using herbal medicines and other dietary supplements, jars of capsules and tablets crowd grocery and drugstore shelves. But in some areas, particularly in ethnic communities, many people buy their medicinal herbs in raw plant form.

Hearing isn't getting worse in U.S.
Despite the advent of iPods, ever-louder movies and other massive audio changes in society and technology, American adults' hearing remains about the same as it was 35 years ago, according to a new report.

Study finds more Americans feel isolated
WASHINGTON -- Americans, who shocked pollsters in 1985 when they said they had only three close friends, today say they have just two. And the number who say they've no one to discuss important matters with has doubled to 1 in 4, according to a nationwide survey to be released today.

District nominates principals for honor
The St. Johns County School District has nominated Switzerland Point Middle School Principal Sue Sparkman and Crookshank Elementary School Principal Jim Roberts for the 2006 Commissioner's Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Police Report: Cop arrested for child abuse
CRESCENT CITY
Police officer arrested: A veteran Crescent City Police officer, Robert John Thropp III, Satsuma, was arrested June 16 at his home for aggravated assault and child abuse, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Woman faces charges for child neglect
St. Augustine Police filed child neglect charges against a local woman who drove off as police brought her 13-year-old daughter home to their residence.

St. Johns, Flagler extend burn bans
Both St. Johns and Flagler counties have extended their burn bans for another week, putting recreational fireworks use in jeopardy for the Fourth of July.

Jury still out
On the second day of their deliberations, jurors in Justin Barber's capital murder trial asked to review testimony of three witnesses, experts who mainly focused on crime scene analysis and blood patterns.

St. Johns County schools tie for third-best in state
The St. Johns County School District has tied for the number three county in the state with a ranking of A for the 2005-2006 year, according to Florida school district grades that the Department of Education released Thursday.

Shootout at federal prison leaves two dead
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal detention center guard unexpectedly opened fire Wednesday on agents who came to arrest him and five other guards accused of bribing female inmates for sex or threatening them to keep quiet, officials said. The guard and an agent died in the shootout, and another person was injured.

Bill gives Grumman $497 million
Northrop Grumman -- which builds and maintains aircraft in St. Augustine -- won approval by the U.S. House of Representatives for $497.5 million to develop a more advanced version of the E-2D Hawkeye surveillance plane.

Waiting game
A jury will resume deliberations at 9 this morning to decide if Justin Barber is the victim of "selective" circumstantial evidence or if he actually shot his wife to death for her $2 million life insurance policy.

Police Report: Third dumpster heisted
ST. JOHNS COUNTY
Driver leaves scene of crash: A 26-year-old Clay County man was arrested on charges of resisting arrest with violence and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage early Wednesday afternoon, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.

Flagler sheriff: Tanner abusing power of office
The sheriff of Flagler County says Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney John Tanner is using his office unethically to pursue a vendetta against Flagler deputies and to enhance his daughter's civil case against the sheriff's office.

Area school districts close minority gap
The St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler school districts made the top 10 list of Florida counties that have continued to close the achievement gap for minority students.

Horace L. Flannory
Horace L. Flannory, 72, of St. Augustine, died June 14, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Mr. Flannory was a native of Bartow, Ga., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1979. Mr. Flannory was a carpenter, master plumber and electrician, self employed for more than 40 years. Mr. Flannory was a graduate of Excelsior High School class of 1952 and he served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Flannory was a member of the Palmo Street Church of God.

Oscar W. Sellinger
Oscar W. Sellinger, after a long illness, went peacefully to his Heavenly Home on June 12, 2006, at the age of 89. He was a wonderful and well-loved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Oscar was a native of New Jersey and was born in East Orange, N.J. on April 7, 1917. He and his family moved to Point Pleasant, N.J. in 1950 where they lived for 30 wonderful years before moving to Lehigh Acres in 1980. He had resided in St. Augustine since March 2002. Oscar is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served his country in the Pacific during World War II.

Brian Aiden Cunning
Brian Aiden Cunning, 76, of Palatka, died June 19, 2006, at the Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center in Palatka after a brief illness. Mr. Cunning was a native of St. Augustine and had served his country in the Florida National Guard. Mr. Cunning received his bachelor of science degree in construction engineering from Arizona State University, Scottsdale, Ariz. He had lived in Palatka for the past five years. He worked in his field in Saudi Arabia with Aramco for 7 years building schools and hospitals.

Donald B. "Don" Small
Donald B. "Don" Small, 81, of St. Augustine, died June 19, 2006, at Samantha Wilson Care Center at Bayview. Mr. Small was born in Middletown, Conn., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1990, moving here from West Palm Beach. Mr. Small was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. After the war he worked as a flight test engineer for Grumman from 1952-1978 and for Pratt & Whitney, from 1978 until his retirement in 1990. Mr. Small was a member of the St. Augustine Navy League Council No. 469, the Exchange Club and Grumman Retirement Club.

Conrad Kielkucki
Conrad Kielkucki, 57, of St. Augustine, died June 8, 2006, at Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville. Mr. Kielkucki was a native of Clinton Mass., and had resided in St. Augustine for 20 years. Mr. Kielkucki was a merchant marine during the Vietnam War and had worked as chief engineer on different ships for 30 years. He was a member of the MEBA Union in Jacksonville. He was of the Catholic faith.

Ernestine Marie Humphrey
Ernestine Marie Humphrey, 68, of Hastings, died June 16, 2006, at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka. Mrs. Humphrey was a native and lifelong resident of Hastings.

Bernard Leo Curry
Bernard Leo Curry, 84, of St. Augustine, died June 20, 2006, at Moultrie Creek Health Care Center. Mr. Curry was a native of Wachula, and had resided in St. Augustine. Mr. Curry was a carpenter and he served his country in the U.S. Army, during World War II. He was of the Catholic faith.

Sue Cornelius Thoke
Sue Cornelius Thoke, 89, of St. Augustine died June 16, 2006, at her home. She was born in Cleveland Sept. 24, 1916. She graduated in 1940 from the Ohio State University with a B.S. in business administration. While at OSU she was president of Delta Delta Delta sorority, a member of Mortarboard and was the only woman in her class elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. Following college, Sue became promotion manager for radio station WHK in Cleveland.

Margaret Edith Jones
Margaret Edith Jones, 88, of St. Augustine, died June 16, 2006, at home. Mrs. Jones was a native of Birmingham, Ala., and had moved to St. Augustine recently. She had lived in Minter, Ala., prior to coming to St. Augustine. Mrs. Jones was a licensed practical nurse and a longtime member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Carlowville, Ala.

Deacon Eligha Watkins
Deacon Eligha Watkins, 89, of St. Augustine, died June 14, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Deacon Watkins was a native of Rentz, Ga., and had lived in Ft. Lauderdale until moving to St. Augustine in 1975. Deacon Watkins was a migrant truck driver, handyman and a member of Faith Temple Holiness Family Church.

Raymond Harris, Jr.
Raymond Harris, Jr., 46, of Jacksonville, died suddenly June 20, 2006, while at work. Mr. Harris was a native of Burlington, Mass., and had resided in Jacksonville for the past 10 years. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Burlington High School. He was of the Catholic faith.

Deacon Jimmy Reese
Deacon Jimmy Reese, 65, of St. Augustine, died June 16, 2006, at Flagler Hospital. Deacon Reese was a native of Ft. Pierce and had resided in St. Augustine more than 40 years. Deacon Reese had worked for Florida East Coast Railway for 15 years, 10 years at Desco Marine and 12 years as a bus driver for St. Johns County Schools. Deacon Reese was a member of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, having served on the Deacon Board and the Trustee Board.

Letter: Immigrants; why not protest at home?
Editor: I've been following with a lot of scrutiny the various articles and letters written in The Record about immigration reform. Everything I read was informative and from a variety of standpoints.

Letter: Muzzle Molly
Editor: Another day of infamy, June 5, 2006; Molly Ivins has to soil your Opinion page with her anti-military, anti-Bush diatribes. Then, to further insult our courageous military, she has to cite Congressman Murtha as the expert on what happened in Iraq.

Editorial: Quality teachers give us quality education
We think it's fair to say that a vast majority of county residents favor offering our kids the highest quality education achievable. Certainly families of school children would agree. But even those who've retired here and already paid for the education of their kids in another time, in another state would agree -- if only because they might as well get the best bang for the bucks they're spending anyway.

Letter: The paper's lost its personality
Editor: Noticed the change in style of the paper. It reminds me of large dailies everywhere, including our Chicago Tribune. I won't go into all of the features; you know how you programmed yourself ( I did like the section featuring all of the local events.)

Religion Notes
Summer fashions
New St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 135 Rodriquez St., will present a Summer/Spring Fashion Show at 2 p.m. Saturday.

McDaniel to sign book
St. Augustine resident Myrtle Wilgis McDaniel will sign copies of her book, "Acts Chapter 16: Heart Cry of a Dreamer" from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Barnes & Noble Book Sellers.

Natural radiance UU topic
"Look Inside Ourselves and See" is the topic of the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Churches making pitches for faithful
Dressed to the hilt and flashing her recent dental work along with a business card, Pam Perry is a marketing whiz on an almost immortal mission.

Women's day events continue
Hope & Deliverance Ministry, 2615 U.S. 1 South, invites all women to the first Women's Day celebration at 11 a.m. Sunday. Speaker will be Evangelist Margaret Rickerson of First A.M.E. Church, Palm Coast. Theme: Christian Women Exhaling and Inhaling the Word of God in all aspects of life.Dinner will be served following the service.

Recognizing the past
The 238th anniversary of Greek Landing Day will be celebrated with festivities today through Sunday at the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, 41 St. George St.

Tourists drawn to Utah's Temple Square
SALT LAKE CITY -- Travel brochures can boast about breathtaking Zion, Bryce and Arches national parks. Tourism promoters can roar about Dinosaur National Monument and hawk the state's high peaks.

Join in the fun at Anastasia's summer camp
Everything from learning how to play the guitar to basic sign language and creation of self portraits will be offered next month, when Anastasia Baptist Church presents a summer music and arts camp.

Presbyterian Church alters its investment approach
CHICAGO -- After roiling relations with the American Jewish community by threatening to divest from companies that aid Israel's occupation of the West Bank, the Presbyterian Church (USA) changed course Wednesday, opting to emphasize its investment in the pursuit of peace around the world -- not just in Israel.

Bill Moyers strikes up conversations about u2018Faith & Reason'
NEW YORK (AP) --Monologues in silos. That's how Bill Moyers sizes up the fractured state of discourse in the culture today. And there is no greater communication gap than between absolutists taking their isolated refuge in the silos of spiritualism and secularism.

Mets 6, Reds 2
NEW YORK -- David Wright hit a pair of two-run homers and Pedro Martinez won for only the second time since April 28 as the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 Thursday.

North Carolina 6, Cal State Fullerton 5
OMAHA, Neb. -- Jay Cox homered twice and made a great catch in the ninth inning to help North Carolina move to the College World Series championship round with a 6-5 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night.

Oregon State 2, Rice 0
OMAHA, Neb. -- Jonah Nickerson pitched 7 2-3 shutout innings in his second outstanding start in four days, leading Oregon State to a 2-0 victory over Rice on Thursday night and into the championship round of the College World Series.

Want hoops heaven? Go to the state of Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. --Rumor has it that basketball was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith, a collegiate physical education instructor, implored his students to bounce a soccer ball, shoot it and land it in an elevated peach basket.

Curtis shoots 62, leads Booz Allen
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) -- Ben Curtis is still searching for the elusive victory that proves his 2003 British Open title wasn't a flash in the pan. A career-best round at the Booz Allen Classic might have him on his way.

Interleague Capsules
ST. PETERSBURG -- Scott Kazmir took a two-hitter into the eighth inning and Aubrey Huff homered and drove in three runs Thursday to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks.

Florida suspends Atkins, but declines release request
GAINESVILLE -- Florida indefinitely suspended defensive back Avery Atkins following allegations that he beat the mother of his child, but declined the sophomore's request to be released so he could transfer to another school.

Spurrier bothered by lack of commitment -- again
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- He groused about it last fall, last winter and last spring. Now, into his second summer at South Carolina, Steve Spurrier is again struggling with the same, old motivational problems for the Gamecocks.

No. 1 for Barnwell
Former Flagler College and Nease star Chris Barnwell picked up his first major league hit Wednesday in Milwaukee's 4-3 win over Detroit. Barnwell was a pinch hitter. Barnwell, called up from Triple A Nashville Monday, made his major league debut Tuesday, going 0-for-2. Barnwell also scored a run.

Ghana 2, United States 1
NUREMBERG, Germany -- There was no glory for the United States at this year's World Cup, only frustration and failure.

News briefs from around Florida
Sex offenders restricted in Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH -- Sex offenders must live at least 2,500 feet from places where children gather in unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County under an ordinance approved by county commissioners.

Ex-inmates, experts say prison sexual abuse out of control
TALLAHASSEE -- Former inmate Ashley Turner wasn't surprised that federal investigators descended upon the Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution to arrest guards accused of having sex with inmates -- a raid that ended with a deadly shootout after a suspected guard pulled a gun.

Charlotte County tornado damages dozens of homes
PORT CHARLOTTE -- Dozens of homes were either destroyed or damaged when a quickly forming tornado skipped through a section of Charlotte County that saw heavy damage from Hurricane Charley two years ago. No serious injuries were reported.

Bush, EU leaders warn Iran, N. Korea on weapons
VIENNA, Austria -- President Bush and European Union leaders jointly prodded Iran and North Korea on Wednesday to back off from controversial weapons technology. The show of governmental unity came as anti-American demonstrators rallied nearby and Bush dismissed as "absurd" the suggestion that the United States is more of a threat than the two countries he once described as part of an "axis of evil."

U.S. rejects North Korea negotiations
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea called Wednesday for direct talks with the United States over a potential missile test, but the Bush administration rejected the overture, saying threats aren't the way to seek dialogue.

Israeli missile kills 2 Palestinians
JERUSALEM -- An errant Israeli missile killed two Palestinian civilians in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday as Israel defended its airstrikes against militants following an assault that left three children dead a day earlier.